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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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