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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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