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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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