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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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