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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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