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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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