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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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