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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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