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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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