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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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