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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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