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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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