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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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