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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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