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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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