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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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