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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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