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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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