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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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