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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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