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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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