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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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