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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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