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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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