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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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