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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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