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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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