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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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