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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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