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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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