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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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