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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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