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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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