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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the 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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