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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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