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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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