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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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