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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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