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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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