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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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