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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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