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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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