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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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