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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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