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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not 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 dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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