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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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