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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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