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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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