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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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