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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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