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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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