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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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