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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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