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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key 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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