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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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