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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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