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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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