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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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