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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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