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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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