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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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