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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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