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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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