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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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