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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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