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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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