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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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