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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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