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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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