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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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