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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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