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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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