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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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