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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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