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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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