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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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