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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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