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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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