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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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