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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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