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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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