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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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