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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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