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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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