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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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