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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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