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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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