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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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