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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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