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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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