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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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