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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses 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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