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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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