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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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