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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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