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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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