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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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