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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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