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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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