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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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