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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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