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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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