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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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