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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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