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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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