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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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