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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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