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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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