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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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