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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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