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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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