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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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