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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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