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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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