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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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