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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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