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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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