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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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