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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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