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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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