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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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