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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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