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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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