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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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