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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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