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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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