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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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