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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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