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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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