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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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