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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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