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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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