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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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