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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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