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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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