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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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