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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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