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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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