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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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