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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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