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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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