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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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