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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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