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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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