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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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