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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand 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 describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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