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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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