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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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