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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key 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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