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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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