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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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