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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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