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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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