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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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