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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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