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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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