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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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