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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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