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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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