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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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