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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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