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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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