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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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