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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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