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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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