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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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