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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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