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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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