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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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