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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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