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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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