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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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