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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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