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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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