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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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