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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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