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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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