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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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