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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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