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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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