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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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