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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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