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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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