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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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