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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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