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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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