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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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