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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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