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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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