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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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