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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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