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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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