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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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