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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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