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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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