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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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