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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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