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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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