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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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