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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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