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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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