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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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