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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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