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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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