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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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