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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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