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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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