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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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