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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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