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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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