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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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