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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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