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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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