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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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