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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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