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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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