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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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