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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources