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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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