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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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