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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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