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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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