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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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