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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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