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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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