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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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