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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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