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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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