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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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