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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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