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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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