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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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