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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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