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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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