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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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