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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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