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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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