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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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