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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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