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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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