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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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