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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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