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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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