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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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