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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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