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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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