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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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