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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major 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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