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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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