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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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