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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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