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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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