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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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