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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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