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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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