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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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