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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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