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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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