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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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