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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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