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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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