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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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