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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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