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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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