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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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