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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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