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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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