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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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