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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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