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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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