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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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