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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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