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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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