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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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