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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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