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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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