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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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