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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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