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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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