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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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