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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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