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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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