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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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