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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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