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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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