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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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