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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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