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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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