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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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