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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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