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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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