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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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