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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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