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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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