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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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