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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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