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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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