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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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