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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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