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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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