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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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