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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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