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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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