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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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