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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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