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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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