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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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