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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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