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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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