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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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