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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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