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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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