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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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