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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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