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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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