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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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