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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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