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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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