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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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