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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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