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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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