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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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