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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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