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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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