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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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