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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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