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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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