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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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