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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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