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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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