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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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