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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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