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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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