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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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