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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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