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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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