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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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