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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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