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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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