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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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