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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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