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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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