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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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