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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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