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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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