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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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