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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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