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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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