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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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