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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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