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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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