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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major 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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