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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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