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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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