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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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