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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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