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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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