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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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