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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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