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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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