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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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