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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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