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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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