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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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