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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the 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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