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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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