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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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