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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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