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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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