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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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