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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the 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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