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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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