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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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