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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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