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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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