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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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