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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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