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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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