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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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