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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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