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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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