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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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