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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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