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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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