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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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