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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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