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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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