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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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