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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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