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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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