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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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