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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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