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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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