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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores 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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