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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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