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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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