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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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