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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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