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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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