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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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