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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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