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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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