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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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