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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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