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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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