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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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