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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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