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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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