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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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