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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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