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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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