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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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