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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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