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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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