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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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