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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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