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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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