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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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