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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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