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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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