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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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