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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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