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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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