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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the 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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