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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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