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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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