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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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