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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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