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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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