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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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