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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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