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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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