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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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