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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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