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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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