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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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