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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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