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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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