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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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