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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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