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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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