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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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