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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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