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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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