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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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