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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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