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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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