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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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