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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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