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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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