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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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