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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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