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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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