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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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