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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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