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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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