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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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