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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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