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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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