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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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