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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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