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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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