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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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