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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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