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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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