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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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