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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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