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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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