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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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