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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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