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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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