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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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