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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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