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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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