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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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