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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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