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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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