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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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