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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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