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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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