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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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