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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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