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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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