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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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