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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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