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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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