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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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