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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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