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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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