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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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