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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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