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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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