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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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