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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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