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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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