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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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