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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 (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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