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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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