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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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