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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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