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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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