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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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