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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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