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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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