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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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