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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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