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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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