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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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