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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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