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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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