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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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