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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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